Sharpening the Gun in Battle

Author: Erzi Congzhou

Sharpening the Gun in Battle

For example, some famous modern artists such as Xu Beihong, Guan Shanyue, Zhang Daqian, Fu Baoshi, Pan Tianshou, later Zao Wou-ki, Jiang Zhaohe, Wu Guanzhong, and even later Fan Zeng, the prices of the works of these people have increased, and they can now reach

Millions and millions.

However, although the prices of the works of the Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty, the Four Monks of the Qing Dynasty, and the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou are far lower than those of the above people, they are still acceptable.

However, the real great calligraphers of the Qing Dynasty, such as Wang Duo, Zheng Yun, and Liang Tongshu, who are famous in history, have almost never been heard of by the public.

As for Prince Cheng and Tie Ning, who are much less famous than these people, no one knows them.

So their works are ridiculously cheap.

If Zhou Zhi had not received the couplets of several famous officials in the central hall before, and if he had learned about the prices of calligraphers' works in the Qing Dynasty today, he would not have known much about this matter.

This in itself is a valuable low point. In addition to today's incident, Qi Lao made demands on Zhou Zhi's calligraphy and asked him to start "brushing posts", so he simply took this as an opportunity and asked Ma Ye to help find a batch of "

material".

It's called "data" because it's so cheap.

For example, Wang Duo, a great calligrapher who is known as the "King of South Dong and North" and is as famous as Dong Qichang in history, will wait for another 13 years before his masterpieces can exceed the one million mark. Now he is simply crawling on the floor, with a single brush stroke.

The exquisite "Five Character Poems in Cursive Script" is 60 centimeters high and more than two meters long, and costs less than 80,000 yuan.

Even Wang Duo was like this, and others were even more miserable.

Mr. Ma found several items that belonged to the prince, including vertical scrolls and horizontal scrolls, but none of them cost more than RMB 10,000. A copy of "The Thousand Character Essay" by Zhao Mengfu only cost RMB 6,000.

Although six thousand yuan is already the mayor's salary for a year, in the eyes of those present, the price is not expensive.

Qi Lao opened the "Thousand-Character Classic": "This is good. The most important thing about Linzi is 'following the law'. If you write it by yourself, it will be copying the content instead of calling it Linzi. You think of this as a prince, this is the most disciplined

The correct kung fu is worth learning."

This is a bit of a waste of money. Zhou Zhi's purpose in buying these things is because they are cheap and have huge room for appreciation in the future. Even if you buy them from Rongbaozhai now, they can be understood as just cabbage prices.

If the two "Chunhua Pavilion Posts" really come back, it will definitely be a national sensation.

The Chinese people's interest in Qing Dharma books will also greatly increase. Maybe they don't have to wait as many years as in the previous life. When several famous braid dramas come out, they will be able to usher in a wave of popularity.

This can be regarded as the mentality of holding on to the loss outside the embankment and making up for it within the embankment.

Mr. Wang did not expect this, and he agreed with Mr. Qi's statement: "The study of stele studies is very different from the study of stele studies. The study of stele studies is about the interframe structure, but the characteristics of stele studies are destined to lose countless details in calligraphy."

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"Tie Xue is calligraphy on paper. Compared with calligraphy on stone, all the details are completely preserved."

"Even if it is a model made with the double hook method, it is only 'a first-class authentic work' and cannot be compared with the stone rubbings."

"Yes, so when calligraphy has reached a certain level, it should change from the study of stele to the study of pasting." Qi Lao picked out another piece of work from the pile: "This one is not bad, he also once did the work of Qianlong

The emperor’s calligraphy teacher.”

Qianlong had two calligraphy teachers, one was Zhang Zhao, and the other was the current one, Liang Shizheng.

The calligraphy of both of them are representatives of the "Guange style" in the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhao studied Dong Qichang in his early years, and then gradually joined Yan Zhenqing, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Zhao Mengfu, and then studied Wang Xizhi. Finally, he became his own calligraphy style, and he has both right and left hand calligraphy. All can write.

Qianlong admired his calligraphy very much, and many of the decrees at that time were ghostwritten by Zhang Zhao.

And Liang Shizheng's reputation was Tanhua. He studied Liu Gongquan at first, then Wen Zhengming and Zhao Mengfu, and in his later years he studied Yan Zhenqing and Li Beihai.

What Qi Lao is holding now is a copy of "Ten Poems of Fenghe", which is a collection of ten poems he wrote with Qianlong as Qianlong's calligraphy instructor.

However, because Guange style pursues too much gorgeousness and rules, it will be criticized by the calligraphy circle where ugly calligraphy is rampant in the future. As a result, the calligraphy of two great masters, Zhang Zhao and Liang Shizheng, was criticized to pieces by a group of enthusiasts.

This is a very funny thing. Zhou Zhi has always believed that the so-called liberation of individuality is good, but it must have a prerequisite, that is, a person has fulfilled the rules to the extreme and it is time to pursue changes.

Just like Ji Kang, the sky and the earth are like houses, and the houses are like clothes. He can receive guests naked inside and still be calm and composed. It is indeed a manifestation of individuality.

But the premise is that Ji Kang had already become a spiritual leader, a literary figure, and could be called a writer, thinker, and musician. None of the other six Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove were mavericks and domineering figures, and they were not enough in front of Ji Kang. Look, call me little brother in a proper manner.

"Book of Severing Diplomacy with Mountain Juyuan", "Gift to Scholars to Join the Army", and "Poetry of Indignation", if you can produce these excellent works, then whether you are forging iron or running naked, everyone in the world will only shout "Niu Niu Niu Niu".

But if the owner of the canteen downstairs of your house comes in drunk one day and shows up like this, then everyone will have to call the police and call 110. No one will think he is Ji Kang, they will just treat him as a lunatic.

It's a pity that in this world, there are very few people with true temperament, and there are too many people who pursue personality for personality's sake and hope to attract attention.

If you don't have the inner connotation of Ji Kang, but you are more public than Ji Kang, this is not called spirituality, it is called mental illness.

The same is true in the world of calligraphy. In Zhou Zhi's mind, practicing the structure of the frame and the rules of circularity and frustration of strokes are the only way for everyone who practices calligraphy. Only when you have practiced these, can you be qualified to talk about changes, otherwise it will be a joke.

Zhang Zhao and Liang Shizheng are the people who have reached the end of this inevitable road.

Although in the end he didn't "break through the wall" or "find a new way", it was enough to make people admire him deeply.

Compared with Zhang Zhao, Liang Shizheng's approach to learning calligraphy was more similar to Zhou Zhi's. Zhou Zhi was also greatly influenced by Yan Zhenqing and Ouyang Xun, as well as Huang Tingjian.

Wen Zhengming also inherited Huang Tingjian's style, so Liang Shizheng's calligraphy style, which relied heavily on Wen's calligraphy, was more "easy to learn" in Zhou Zhi's opinion.

There are dozens of these calligraphy works in total, including large characters, couplets, large and small album pages, fans, and even letters, notes... In short, there are all kinds of patterns.

The most expensive one is Wang Duo's "Five Character Poems in Cursive Script", followed by Zheng Yun and Liang Tongshu. A large piece of these famous works only costs RMB 20,000 to RMB 30,000. For example, Prince Cheng's "Thousand Character Essay", Liang Shizheng's "Fenghe Ten Poems" 》, it can’t even exceed 10,000.

Some fan notes can't even reach a thousand.

Therefore, although the number of items was as many as fifty or sixty, it only cost Zhou Zhi more than 200,000 yuan.

Mr. Qi simply asked everyone to go through these Qing Dynasty Dharma books, and finally picked out a few of Prince Cheng's paintings: "If you sharpen your guns before the battle, it will be disadvantageous. Tonight, we will make up for the lesson of Prince Cheng. Don't go to Hong Kong." Dao showed his timidity."

Although they are all based on the same poster, Zhao Mengfu, Dong Qichang, Wang Duo, and Prince Cheng, the calligraphy they produced are quite different from the "Chunhua Pavilion Post" that was inscribed on a stele inscribed by Prince Su's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with Xingkai script, the cursive script used by Prince Cheng was a little less graceful and elegant in Zhao style and a little more elegant in Jin style. Of course, you can see the thoughtfulness of this change, and you can also feel its subtlety.

But it would be impossible for him to hold a dry pen like Qi Lao did and explain and analyze clearly and logically on Prince Cheng's cursive "Book Book".

After one night, not only did Prince Cheng gain a lot of knowledge in the appraisal of calligraphy, but he also gained a lot of knowledge about the knotting of calligraphy, guarding the palace, and the technical details of Jin people's movement and movement. From the theory to practice of calligraphy, Zhou Zhi gained a lot of knowledge. .

Zhou Zhi even felt jealous when he thought that Mr. Qiao would often have the opportunity to come over and receive advice.
Chapter completed!